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My Auction Search is a dedicated Web browser and search management tool for searching eBay and other auction sites. You can organize, save and launch your most common auction searches and display them in either a single summarized list or a multiple browser format. The program also lets you save extended search options, such as auction category, min/max price, with each search.

The program has the following three main windows:

Main Program Window
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The main window has the following six major tools. You can also resize the program's split-screen by clicking and dragging between the toolbar on the left and the web page display area on the right.

Using the Main Menu
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The program's Main menu has the following menu items and options that let you e xit the porgram, control and switch between the open browser windows and access the Help system.

Using the Main Toolbar
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The Main toolbar lets you arrange and control the browser windows that you have open. You can arrange the windows in a cascade, horizontal or vertical format. The toolbar also has a URL address box so you can browse to any other web page.

Using the Search Autions Tab
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The Search tab is the place where you manage all of your auction searches. This tab lets you enter, edit, select, and launch any of your searches.

This tab is divided into two minor tabs; Single Search and Multiple Search Tab. These tabs let you either search for one single phrase - or - let you select one of your saved search groups to search for multiple phrases.

Note: The Search and Browse tabs can be minimized out of the way as follows:
Use the X buton to minimize the Search and Browse tabs over to the left.
Use the > button to restore these tabs to their original size.

Search Button
Click the Search button to launch a search for either the search text you have entered or for the current Search Group you have selected. The search will launch based on what tab (Single Search or Multiple Search) is currently being displayed.

Display Options:
These options control where the search results will be displayed.

Global Search Options
These options apply to all single and multiple searches that you do.

Search Completed Auctions	Looks for auctions that have ended.
# Records	Number of search results to display per page. You can set this to either 25, 50, 70 or 100.
Sort by	Sort order for auction results. Available options include: Items ending first Newly listed items first Lowest prices first Highest prices first

Single Search tab
This tab lets you do a quick single auction search. You can select a different auction web site or, if you want, you can click the More Search Options button to set any search option.

Multiple Search tab
This tab is where you manage and launch your saved groups of auction searches. You can create search groups and then add up to 10 search phrases to each group.

Search Group
This area lets you select and manage all of your saved Search Groups. A search Group is a collection of search phrases that you frequently search for.

Search Text & Options
This area displays all of the Search Phrases in the currently selected Search group.A Search Phrase is the actual text you want to search for. You can add up to 10 Search Phrases to each Search Group. Enter variations of the same phrase to be sure you find all the different ways sellers may have titled their ads.

Use this area to select and manage all of your saved search text as follows.

Using the Browse Results Tab
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This tab has a dedicated browser just for displaying the current auction search results. This way you always have the results showing and you can click on an item and have it display in the program's Web Page Display area.

NOTE: The results will only display here if have selected the "Display Results in a Single List" option located on the Search tab.

The Browse Results tab has the following buttons.

Get Next Page of Results	Click this button if you search has multiple pages (more than 50 items) and you want to retrieve the next set of results.
Print Results ...	Click the "Print" button to print out the list of search results or whatever is currently displayed in the Results browser.

Using the Track Auctions Tab
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Use the list and buttons on this tab to bookmark, manage  and view the auctions you want to keep track of. You can also bookmark regular web pages too.

The Track Auctions tab has the following buttons.

Add	Bookmarks the currently displayed auction item or web page.
Delete	Deletes the bookmarked entry that is currently selected in the list of bookmarks.
View	Select a bookmark from the list and click this "View" button to display the selected auction item or web page. NOTE: You can also just double-click directly on a bookmark in the list to display the auction or web page.

Search Options Window
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This window lets you set search options for either a single search or any Search Phrase in a Search Group. The window displays when you do any of the following ...

• Click the More Search Options button for a single search.
• Click either the Add or Edit button for a search phrase in a Search Group.

Set the search options you want and then click OK to save them and return back to Main program window

Buttons:

OK	Closes the form and saves the changes you made for the search text and all of the options. You can click the OK button or press the <Enter> key.
Cancel	Closes the form and does not save any changes. You can click the Cancel button or press the <Esc> key.

Search Text Options
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The following options are available for setting your search text.

Search Text	Basic search feld - enter the text you want to search for.
Word Options	All words - find auctions that have all these words in the title Any words - find auctions that can have any of the words in the title Exact phrase - find auctions that only have the exact sequence of search text you entered.
Text to Search	Choose between searching only the title of an auction or searching the title and its description. Title Only - Only search auction titles Title & Desciption - Look for matching text in both the auctions title and description
Exclude Text	Enter the text you don't want to include in your search. Separate each word wih a space - no extra characters are needed.

Basic Search Options
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The following basic search options are available.

Auction Site	Select the auction site or sub-site you want to search
Buy it Now	Only search for auctions that have the buy it now features.
Seller Accepts PayPal Payment	Only search for auctions where the seller accepts PayPal.
Auction Category	This option is available only for eBay and Half.com sites. For eBay, you can either select one of eBay's major categories OR enter a specific eBay sub-category. Select a major eBay Category: Select the category from the pick list. Enter a specific eBay category number: Category Name - required field, but can be any text you want Category Number - required field, must be a valid eBay category or sub-category number Lookup eBay Category ... button - Click this button to open a window that will allow you to browse and select from ANY of eBay's 1000's of categories.

Advanced Search Options
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The following advanced auction search options are available.

Lookup eBay Category Window
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Use this window to browse and select any of eBay's auction categories or sub-categories.

The basic steps for looking up and selecting an auction category are ...

1. Browse to the major eBay category that contains the sub-category you want
2. Double click on a sub-category name and number to select it.

This window has a toolbar and the following buttons and text boxes ...

Buttons:

Text Boxes:

Category Name	Enter the name of the auction category - can be any thing you want to call it. SHORTCUT: Double click on the text in the web browser and it will automatically appear in this text box. Repeat for each word in the category title.
Category Number	Enter a valid eBay category number in this field. SHORTCUT: Double click on the text in the web browser and it will automatically appear in this text box. Repeat for each word in the category title.

Browser Toolbar:
This is a standard browser toolbar to control the browser in the Auction Category window.

• Back - goes back to previous page
• Forward - goes back the original page after pressing the back button
• Stop - stops the browser from navigating
• Refresh - refreshes the current page
• Print - prints the current page

Contact Information

Rock Meadow Software
P.O. Box 209
Hudson, MA 01749

Web Site at: www.MyAuctionSearch.com

E-mail at: myauctionsearch@yahoo.com

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